The Federal Executive Council has approved N718 million for security services and surveillance of the Abuja light rail transportation system.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting of the council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said: “I presented a memo at the Federal Executive Council meeting of today and the council approved a contract for the provision of security services for the Abuja Light Rail Mass Transit System.
These companies are Messers Al-Ahali Security Guards Limited and Messers Sea guard Security and Protective Company Limited. They are going to provide security to the entire 45 kilometers of track including 12 stations.
“And these security services are meant to protect the key infrastructure on the rail tracks, the signaling and communication equipment as well as the electrical system.
“Al-Ahali security guard Limited is going to secure 27.4 kilometers of the track, covering eight stations at the cost of N407, 214,000 over a two year period, while Sea guard Securities and Protective Company Limited is going to secure 18 kilometers of the rail tracks including four railway stations and that is at a cost of N310, 979,250.”
In a similar development FEC also approved N43 billion for re-construction of roads in five States of the North-eastern Region of Nigeria.
Benefiting States include Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe and Yobe.
